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Benefits Specialist

Doherty Enterprises
Allendale, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 5/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2027

Position & Perks

 

The Benefits Coordinator assists employees with day to day benefits enrollment and questions, verifies all insurance billing, maintains employee database and files, and ensures compliance with required benefit notices.

 

This position is in-office Monday - Friday at our Allendale Corporate Support Center.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for day to day administration of employee benefits programs, such as medical, dental and vision, group term life, flexible spending accounts, accident and disability, life insurance, 401(k), and wellness benefits.
  • Resolves employee benefit concerns, in a timely manner, by thoroughly researching and investigating the issue(s) and reporting back the finding to the employee
  • Administers Arrears process; runs arrears report weekly and processes payments through Square, upload employee files to update HRIS records, partner with payroll to ensure appropriate deductions, performs credit card
  • Process Life Events for employees as needed; collecting required documents, follow-up, and approval.
  • Coordinate daily benefits Handle enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, rollovers, distributions, loans, hardships and compliance testing.
  • Coordinate and complete the benefits eligibility, enrollment, and reconciliation processes in the company’s HRIS system, update employee record as needed.
  • Maintain records and conduct period audits, validations, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Assist in maintaining vendor partnerships alongside Benefits Manager; assists with reporting systems interface issues, integration, monitoring and validation.
  • Prepare and deliver required regulatory reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
  • Coordinate company benefits with government-sponsored programs.
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops/webinars and staying current with state and federal regulatory trends and requirements.
  • Responds to all unemployment claims, state calls, hearing notices, and determinations within deadlines per state regulations. Coordinates with LOA coordinator, unit managers, area directors, and HR managers to provide UI responses considering company interest.
  • Maintains and provides monthly reports on WOTC participation performance and Validates and submits monthly invoices to Account Payable.
  • Maintains vendor partnerships for reporting, systems interface issues, integration, monitoring, and validation.

Qualifications

  • Skilled at researching, analyzing data, reporting and maintaining comprehensive records.
  • Working knowledge of local, state and federal laws governing benefits and benefits administration including leave
  • Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers, Microsoft Office, and typical office equipment (e.g. Telephones, copier, fax machine, Email, etc.)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; displaying etiquette, professionalism, and an enthusiastic “can-do” attitude in person and on the phone
  • Advanced math skills; ability to calculate figures, amounts, and percentages, and apply concepts of mathematics relating to financial calculations
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Is self-motivated; able to work with limited supervision
  • Manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions; meet critical deadlines
  • Skilled at interpreting data across multiple excel sheets and presenting the finding to upper managements.
    • 1-3 years’ experience administering benefit plans and programs; preferably in an environment with multiple plans. -
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, other related field or commensurate experience.
    • Current on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements.
    • Experience in a multi site, multi state organization with 1,000 team members a plus.
    • Maintains a working knowledge of UI Integrity Law

The health and well-being of our Corporate Support Team is a high priority at Doherty Enterprises Inc.  We offer competitive compensation and benefits. We believe these are key components of our employee’s Total Rewards and employment experience.

  • Competitive Pay
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k with Company match and much more!

We will only be able to respond to those candidates whose stated experiences, qualifications and salary expectations are in line with the position requirements. Thank you in advance for your interest.

 

Salary : $55,000 - $65,000

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